Hairy Toadstool never quite opened all the way.

[Slapp]

Hey friends!
I acquired this coral in early January, and sense then the base has thickened up quite well and I’ve got a good chunk of growth. However, when it was in the store it had these huge flowing “tentacles” almost double the size of the coral. However when I took it home, it never realized that size again. The polyps always looked a little closed up. What should I do to fix it? I know it’s not a shed cause it’s been here for so long and shed in the meantime.

 

[Slapp]

It looked like this in the store

 

[Slapp]

Bump?

 

[JGert89]

Also having this problem someone please help us!

 

[KonradTO]

Bump

 

[Rubber Ducky]

Hey friends!
I acquired this coral in early January, and sense then the base has thickened up quite well and I’ve got a good chunk of growth. However, when it was in the store it had these huge flowing “tentacles” almost double the size of the coral. However when I took it home, it never realized that size again. The polyps always looked a little closed up. What should I do to fix it? I know it’s not a shed cause it’s been here for so long and shed in the meantime.

I have the same problem with my neon green toadstool...I don't get it...

 

[Slapp]

I moved mine out of the flow and it started extending more. Never to the full length and it never gained it’s color. Guess it’s a mystery for now guys.

 

[Slapp]

Look at this photo. The tentacle part is very extended, however the polyp is closed up?

 

[KonradTO]

Mine looks like the same most of the time. I had it in the tank for about a month

 

[blaxsun]

Sometimes it takes leathers a long time to adjust to the new parameters in your tank, ie: different water parameters, lighting, flow, etc.

 

[jpark457]

My toadstool took about a year to change from just yellow to green. I think as other people have said that they are just really slow to totally settle. Mine went from the size of a nickel to like 4” around in that time and I think is still just about feeling at home. For me it seems to like being blasted with light but relatively little flow if that helps.

 

[Koh23]

Flow.....

Give more flow if possible...

Green is on lower flow area, and looks a lot like yours, purple are on high flow, and.... Well, you see....